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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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What do you like about your Linux Distro? (feddit.de)

submitted 1 year ago by Lolors17@feddit.de to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I use Fedora 38, it's stable, things just work, and the software is up-to-date.

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[–] alternateved@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Ubuntu usually provides you with system working out of the box. Same goes for Fedora and its spins. Arch is DIY distribution, which means that the "missing" stuff you have to install/configure yourself. archinstall gives you just a basic start.

If you don't know your way around bare window managers, then yeah, it would be a good idea to try with things preconfigured: EndeavourOS should give you that, Fedora Sway spin also.

Or you could bite the bullet and try to provide the missing things yourself and learn in the process. What are you missing?

[–] cuacamole@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Its more among the lines of "oh shit, this should probably work" but does not work. For example copy and pasting, some audio stuff. It just feels like a lot and i often feel like im just bruteforcing until something works well enough until it doesnt.

I like most of it, but some stuff just feels very time consuming, just to get basic features working. I want some of that, but some basic comforts would be nice.